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    Malware Blog > Last hurrah?

    Nov23
    4:02 am (UTC-7)   |    by

    Self-confessed adware maker and distributor Zangowas sanctioned by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and ordered to pay $3M in fines over years of bad Internet advertising habits.

    However, as the implementation of the sanction draws near, Zangostill continues with its advertising malpractice. This is according to spyware experts Ben Edelman and Eric Howes.

    As part of the settlement, Zangohas agreed to furnish straightforward end-user license agreements (EULAs) on all its software. Yet, experts have not seen any changes on any of the company’s software EULAs. Might be that Zangois trying to rake the moolahs as much as it can before it starts paying fines.

    Read more here.





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